This former coach-house located in Bendigo, Victoria offered Bijl Architecture the opportunity to explore heritage and adaptive design from a new perspective. Carved off from the adjacent original gold-rush era…
From the very first meeting with the clients, Bijl saw that detail, craft and quilting were an important part of their everyday lives. This insight formed the foundations for the…
A family lifestyle home with generous spaces for outdoor living was key to the brief for this inter-war, East Willoughby home. Retaining the large rear yard for kicking a ball…
The transformation of a dark and pokey terrace in Kirribilli highlights the participatory nature of architecture: Just as every family member is different, a home should reflect its residents’ distinctive…
In the Step Down house, the original 1910 front rooms and architectural details of timber fretwork, cedar shingles and stained glass have been revived, while a poorly built 1970s lean-to…
Escu House in Sydney’s Belrose presents an open, inviting and contemporary architecture that is intelligent yet simple, and confident yet subtle. Through a program of spatial rearrangement and a layering…